While we're sitting at our desks this summer dreaming of salty ocean spray and white-sand beaches, it helps to think that someone's job description includes spending all day long in the water. Rough life. Meet Quincy Davis, 19-year-old pro-surfing phenomenon and New York native who splits her time between Puerto Rico and Montauk. Competing since the age of 12, Quincy surfed last weekend at the Vans US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California. Here, she shares some behind-the-scenes photos of her trip, including running into iconic surf legends, swooning over neon-orange sunsets, and of course, looking badass in a wetsuit. Check out the diary on the left.
Quincy Davis (left) with fellow pro-surfer Laura Enever at the Vans US Open in Huntington Beach, California. Kind of makes you reconsider wetsuit fashion, right?
"Welcome to the US Open of Surfing! Surfers travel so much of the year, so to have an event in the US makes it pretty special to me."
"There's a bunch of cool music and skate happenings that go along with the Vans US Open, so it's definitely a fun time and awesome for people watching. Here, skater Lizzie Armanto cruising to a win at the Van Doren Invitational."
"Strollin' the pier."
"Groms! Up-'n'-coming skater Alex Midler and surfer Tyler Gunter" [Ed. note: we confess we had to look up what "grom" meant––it's slang for a young surfer!]
"Duke Kahanamoku is a legend in the surfing world. Known as 'The Duke,' he was an ambassador of the Hawaiian Aloha spirit and the Godfather of surfing."
"My favorite surfer and inspiration: Stephanie Gilmore post her heat win."
"NYC represented. Whitney Gilmore (Stephanie’s sister and manager) with stylist friends Heidi Bivens and Amanda Merten"
"Me (right) with legendary surfer Lisa Andersen (left). Turns out she's a fellow New Yorker!"
"Just a few people came out to watch."
"A gorgeous California sunset, the perfect way to end an exhausting but fun week"